St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-15
MILL CITY MATTERS.
The General Assembly Rejects
Most of It's Law Commit
tees Suggestions.
A Kelted Discussion Over a
Resolution Censuring the
Master Workman.
Arrival of the Scandinavian
Soldiers--They Receive
Marked Attention.
An Actor Drops Dead--George
Huhn Gets an Um-
brella.
THE LAW COMMITTEE.
Various Recommendations Acted
Upon by the General Assembly.


Upon by the General Assembly.
The Knights of Labor assembly yes
terday took up the report of the COM
mittee on law. No important changes
were made, it is believed, and
the suggestions i'll many ill
stances were quickly east aside.
\ document favOring the election of Il
general auditor was rejected, also
proposition to cut down the general
executive board 10 three members. \
proposed change III the constitution
asking for the establishment of trades
councils in local assemblies was re-
jected, as the assemblies already have
all power in this direction consistent
with discipline. y rule giving
permission to districts OF ma
nonal trades to regulate, the
TO newly organized local assem-
blies was adopted. y voluminous docu-
ment, giving comprehensive plan for
improved state assemblies and the es-
tablishment of state bureaus of instruc-
ton and supplies, was rejected by the
assembly. \ document asking that all
seals, labels or protective designs used,
be placed under the full control of the
districts within whose jurisdiction they
are issued, was rejected, on the ground
thet ii was already covered by legiSla-
ton. The matter of regulating appren-
tees in the cigar trade was referred to
the general executive board.
a motion to strike out that portion of
the constitution which gives the power
to the general executive board TO submit
an amendment to the local assemblies at
any time was met by Il substitute. that
OniV on request of five district assem-
blieS should the board submit an amend
ment. This substitute was adopted. \
request for state and district instructors
was denied, the present laws being
deemed sufficient. The committee on
law occupied the whole of the morning
session and have not yet completed
their report. A committee from the
Trades Assembly of Western Pennsyl-
Vania is present TO ask the assembly to
endorse the strike of the Black Diamond
Steel works at PittSburg, III which 1,S00
are concerned.
IN TIE AFTERNOON.
The committee on land continued its
report and about half finished it. Con-
siderable debate followed upon prOpo-
sition to change the fourth plank in the
declaration of principles, which reads:
That the public lands, the heritage of the
people, be reserved for actual settlers. Not
anOlner acre LOT TillrOuuS ana Otnef Specu-
lators, or alien landlords; and that all lands
held for speculative purposes be taxed To
their full value.
Some wished to strike out the clause
NOW held for speculative PURPOSES"
but the feeling of the assembly was
against any change, and the platform
stands as it was. 1t was proposed by
the committee to change the basis of
representation to the general assembly
frArN For
bers to one for for every 1000
The proposition was not accepted.
Legislation regulating the order within
the entire United States and the
Dominion of Canada and Mexico was
rejected. Measures to establish Il more
perfect cOherency between state dis
trict and national trades assemblies
were rejected. Some proposed methods
TO regulate the paymentOf assessments
were rejected. The assembly kept
steadily rejecting various bills brought
before it. AS many as dozen were
thrown out at a time.
WHAT IT WAS ABOUT.
1t is whispered now that the business
transacted at the executive meeting
Thursday afternoon, concerning which
no report was given out, was Il heated
debate over resolution censuring the
attitude of General Master Workman
Powderly in the Chicago stock yards
strike, which was finally defeated by an
emphatic majority.
At the meeting of the '.Cranks So
ciety'' at the ElkS hall last evening
Remedies for Existing Evils were dis
cuSSed. Prof. NJ. \. MoWrey was the
first speaker. He dwelt largely upon
the evils resulting from lax morals in
society. George Schillmg. of Chicago.
followed III a similar strain. DIR. N.
p. Fimnegan thought the land question
was the vital problem. Delegate Bud
long, Of Illinois. thonght education and
a new system of political economy nee
essary. Delegate Henry, OF Kansas,
thought the people should be educated
upon industrial topics. Delegate Perry.
OF Illinois, dipped INTO the tariff ques-
ton. c. l.. Buel though the survival of
the titteSt applicable to the most selfish
in these modern days.